Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of West Virginia's cities and places (towns and villages), Huntington city had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (38.64K), followed by Charleston city (36.50K), and Parkersburg city (27.06K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of West Virginia cities and places based on White Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states and for the United States. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in West Virginia.

Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Huntington
38.64K
Charleston
36.50K
Parkersburg
27.06K
Morgantown
25.17K
Wheeling
23.41K
Weirton
17.14K
Fairmont
15.50K
Clarksburg
14.13K
Martinsburg
13.05K
Teays Valley
12.95K
Ranking of West Virginia Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
White Alone Population
1 Huntington city 38,637
2 Charleston city 36,501
3 Parkersburg city 27,064
4 Morgantown city 25,170
5 Wheeling city 23,412
6 Weirton city 17,143
7 Fairmont city 15,500
8 Clarksburg city 14,132
9 Martinsburg city 13,054
10 Teays Valley CDP 12,949
11 Beckley city 12,119
12 South Charleston city 11,420
13 Vienna city 9,727
14 St. Albans city 9,587
15 Cheat Lake CDP 8,791
16 Bridgeport city 8,393
17 Cross Lanes CDP 8,370
18 Moundsville city 7,622
19 Oak Hill city 7,126
20 Bluefield city 6,891
21 Hurricane city 6,409
22 Elkins city 6,279
23 Pea Ridge CDP 5,867
24 Nitro city 5,850
25 Dunbar city 5,727
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